Star Market · a family of 4 · Boston
Star Market meal plan for a family of 4: five dinners for $46.90
Dinners only, $75 budget. Built from Star Market's weekly ad in Boston, MA. 3 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Star Market's ad in Boston, MA. On sale this week: ground beef, butter, beef steak.
$1.71/servingkitchenswagger.com
$1.88/servingnatashaskitchen.com
$2.29/servingkitchenswagger.com
$2.86/servingWikimedia Commons (FotoosVanRobin from Netherlands), CC BY-SA 2.0- $2.98/servingcafedelites.com
$2.34 a serving · $75 dinner budget for a family of 4
Whole packs; $27.55 of leftovers carry to next week. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.
Prices: Star Market's ad, Boston, MA, Oct 16 to Oct 29. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
This plan in Boston: Star Market and 6 other stores
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week. Aldi is $3.21 cheaper for these dinners.
Aldi is cheapest in Boston at $43.69, $13.76 less than Price Chopper / Market 32.
The same five dinners at each store. Items in the store's ad cost the ad price, sale or regular; items it does not list cost the typical price. At typical prices alone the plan is $51.24, so a store can come out above that. Stores with fewer than 2 sale items in this plan are left out.
Grocery list by aisle
Prices are for whole packs, so the trip is $74.45; the dinners use $46.90 of it. Sale items are marked.
Star Market grocery list, Boston (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Penne Alla Vodka, Swedish Meatballs, Beef and Broccoli, Crispy baked chicken tenders with roasted broccoli, Chicken Marsala. Prices: Star Market's ad, Boston, MA, Oct 16 to Oct 29. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Produce9 items
Canned & Dry5 items
Meat & Poultry5 items
Dairy & Eggs5 items
Check your pantry (not priced): sesame oil, cornstarch, red pepper flakes, dried spices, flour, hot sauce, mustard, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, wine.
How this plan was made
We ran Salefork's plan builder on Star Market's ad prices for Boston: five familiar dinners with a real photo for a family of 4 that use under $75, at most two per main protein, favoring dinners that use sale items. Cost counts only the amounts the recipes use. Items Star Market does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.
Common questions
What is a good Star Market meal plan for a family of 4?
Five dinners for a family of 4 for $46.90 in Boston, built from Star Market's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 3 items in the plan are on sale.
Does it change by city?
Yes. Star Market runs different ads by region, so sale items and totals differ. Open the planner to price it for your city.
Why is the shopping trip higher than the plan total?
The plan total counts only what the five dinners use, $46.90. At the register you buy whole packs, about $74.45 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Star Market and Boston and rebuild the list.
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